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Next in our #UVAOneShot series is Degen Miller, a third-year Media Studies Major from Boulder, Colorado. Degen plays forward for @uvawomensoccer. ā€œMy grandfather…had this pillow that said ā€˜It’s hard to be humble when you went to the University of Virginia.’ He passed away when I was in 5th grade, but for some reason I really remember that needlepoint pillow. ā€œI love soccer and spend a lot of time playing soccer, but I’ve been able to explore a lot of other interests. In my apartment last year, I set up paint sets and stuff. I painted flowers, I painted a zebra most recently, I’ve painted landscapes. ā€œThere’s a great community of student-athletes. I’m in the Leadership Academy which I joined last year. It’s student-athletes from each sport and you connect once a month, and listen to leaders on Grounds talk, and you get to interact with them, and do whatever activity they have planned. ā€œI’m just going to try to make the most of my last two years. Something that’s important to me i...

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